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  2. List of The Railway Series characters - Wikipedia

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    A black diesel engine from the Other Railway. He is the first standard gauge diesel on Sodor. British Rail Class 08: City of Truro: GWR 3440 A famous tender engine from the Great Western Railway, In The Railway Series, he once visited the Island of Sodor in 1957 on a railtour and stayed for one night. City of Truro befriended Duck, as the two ...

  3. Locomotive - Wikipedia

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    Train engine is the technical name for a locomotive attached to the front of a railway train to haul that train. Alternatively, where facilities exist for push-pull operation, the train engine might be attached to the rear of the train; Pilot engine – a locomotive attached in front of the train engine, to enable double-heading;

  4. The Railway Series - Wikipedia

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    The Railway Series is a series of British books about a railway known as the North Western Railway, located on the fictional Island of Sodor. There are 42 books in the series, the first published in May 1945 by the Rev. Wilbert Awdry .

  5. List of locomotives - Wikipedia

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    A locomotive or engine is a rail transport vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. If a locomotive is capable of carrying a payload, it is usually referred to as a multiple unit , motor coach , railcar or power car ; the use of these self-propelled vehicles is increasingly common for passenger trains , but rare for freight ...

  6. Train - Wikipedia

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    A train (from Old French trahiner, from Latin trahere, "to pull, to draw") [1] is a series of connected vehicles that run along a railway track and transport people or freight. Trains are typically pulled or pushed by locomotives (often known simply as "engines"), though some are self-propelled, such as multiple units or railcars.

  7. History of rail transport - Wikipedia

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    It was called Red Hill Railway. It was hauled by a rotary steam engine locomotive manufactured by William Avery. It was built by Sir Arthur Cotton. It was primarily used for transporting granite stones for road building work in Madras. [105] In 1845, a railway was built at Dowleswaram in Rajahmundry. It was called Godavari Dam Construction ...

  8. Internal combustion locomotive - Wikipedia

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    An internal combustion locomotive is a type of railway locomotive that produces its pulling power using an internal combustion engine.These locomotives are fuelled by burning fossil fuels, most commonly oil or gasoline (UK: petrol), to produce rotational power which is transmitted to the locomotive's driving wheels by various direct or indirect transmission mechanisms.

  9. List of books in The Railway Series - Wikipedia

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    The engine is finally completed, and the railway's engineer, Mr Hugh, is to unveil the name. He is surprised to discover that the engine has been named Ivo Hugh – after himself! Notes. First appearance of Ivo Hugh, Lizzie and Kathy. The railway's 2nd diesel engine, Fred, is mentioned but not seen.